Viki Gabor

Wiktoria "Viki" Gabor (born 24 July 2007) is a Polish singer. She began her career in 2019, as a runner-up on the second season of The Voice Kids Poland, and then later won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Superhero". She is the second Polish entrant to win the contest, and her win marked the first time a country had won the contest twice in a row.

Early life

Gabor was born in Hamburg to a Polish Romani family. After her birth, they returned to Poland, later moving to the United Kingdom, and then settling in Kraków when she was seven. Gabor has an elder sister named Melisa, who is a composer and songwriter.

Career

2019–present: The Voice Kids Poland, Junior Eurovision, and breakthrough

In late-2018, Gabor competed in the auditions for second season of The Voice Kids Poland. She joined the team of Tomson & Baron, and proceeded to continue to advance through the competition, ultimately reaching the finals and releasing her debut single "Time".

After The Voice Kids, Gabor was selected to perform "Time" at Young Choice Awards of the Top of the Top Sopot Festival 2019. Afterwards, she was selected to compete in the rebooted Szansa na sukces, which was being used to select the Polish representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Gabor advanced to the finals, where she ultimately was declared the winner with the song "Superhero". Junior Eurovision was held on 24 November in Gliwice. Gabor performed eleventh in the competition, and ultimately won the competition, placing second with the professional juries and scoring the highest with the online fan vote. This win marked Gabor as the second Polish entrant to ever win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and made Poland the first country to win the contest twice in a row.

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations